Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
2007
Abstract
The paper argues that normative reasons are of two fundamental kinds, practical which are value related, and adaptive, which are not related to any value, but indicate how our beliefs and emotions should adjust to fit how things are in the world. The distinction is applied and defended, in part through an additional distinction between standard and non-standard reasons (for actions, intentions, emotions or belief).
Disciplines
Jurisprudence | Law | Law and Philosophy
Recommended Citation
Joseph Raz,
Reasons: Practical and Adaptive,
Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 12/2007
(2007).
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